It hasn't taken long for a negative to be followed by a positive for exciting trotter Marcoola.

Up and coming stayer Verdi overcame a horror trip in transit to secure a victory at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Not content with victory at group three level just 30 minutes beforehand, the Gary Vile and Alysha Collett combination went one better.

The racing community is in mourning after a jockey died during a race club meeting two of her children attended.

COMMENT: Cancellation of race meetings because of unsafe tracks just HAS to stop. Sorry, but internationally we have become an embarrassment.

Southland-based Rebecca Black, aged 40 and a mother of three, died after her horse Point Proven stumbled and fell, dislodging her from the saddle.

One person at the New Zealand Herald Boxing Day Races will win a share in a thoroughbred filly.

The running rail at Awapuni will be moved out to the position it was for the opening day of the meeting.

Fanatic powered into contention for the major summer cups after turning her fortunes around with a hot performance at Te Rapa.

Victory for Undercover at Awapuni today may spell the end of his New Zealand career.

Jockey Jason Jago has a renewed passion for race riding and is excited to continue his comeback aboard a group one winner at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Chocante's frightening rise for tomorrow's Hotel Coachman Manawatu Cup looks frightening, but it's not quite as bad as its appearance on paper.

It is the toughest game in town but at least a couple of their rivals should think they can win "Beat The All Stars" at Alexandra Park tonight.

Franco Nelson's Auckland Cup campaign may have been one of the shortest in history. Just a day after his connections confirmed they

Central Districts trainer Lisa Latta is hoping that Lincoln Blue's Ellerslie win last weekend was the entree rather than the main

Inter Dominion hero Smolda may not be coming home for the Auckland Cup but the hard luck story of the race is.

At least two Australian juveniles have the Karaka Million on their January shopping list.

Aerovelocity shows sprightly turn of foot to win his second Hong Kong Sprint.

The well-related Lizzie L'Amour has pushed her value skyward with her successful open class debut at Te Rapa.

New Zealand racing bosses say there are no immediate plans to ban whips here after a shock decision to remove them from Australian harness racing.

The domination by New Zealand's greatest ever racing stable is now complete. Champion harness trainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen

The biggest certainty of the huge transtasman harness racing night ahead is that the All Stars stable will taste feature race success.

It's remarkable how many times when summing up a race we ignore historical form at the expense of recent performances.

A prize greyhound worth up to NZ$1.78m has been snatched from its kennels in Ireland in an audacious overnight theft.

Last season's Karaka Million winner Xiong Feng is to continue his career overseas.

Graham Richardson put his bank account, as well as his judgment, on the line when he bought the now unbeaten three-year-old Volpe Veloce.

A guaranteed $250,000 Pick6 at Ellerslie today and with a $147,000-plus starting pool, chances are it will go well beyond the quarter of a million.

Glamour galloper Turn Me Loose might resume in the Telegraph at Trentham next month.

Defending champion Lennytheshark looks increasingly likely to take his place in Friday's Inter Dominion final.

It's probably a silly question to ask Peter and Dawn Williams whether they have ever had a regret in moving from Christchurch to Auckland.